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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 21 | 82 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 25 | 44 | 74 | 90 | 99 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 134 | 128 | 168 | 161 | 148 | 144 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:40PM 1.91 | 8:13AM 2.06 | 8:39PM 1.86 | 9:12AM 1.98 | 9:39PM 1.80 | 10:09AM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:57AM 0.04 | 2:37PM 0.12 | 2:55AM 0.10 | 3:33PM 0.16 | 3:52AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
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